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0  Call Of Duty: Black Ops To Bring Back Modding Mon, Aug 23rd, 2010, 5:43 pm (EST) BY COLIN Rejoice, PC gamers that plan on purchasing Call of Duty: Black Ops! Not only is Treyarch bringing back dedicated servers, they're planning on reviving modding tools. Previously with Modern Warfare 2, Infinity Ward thought for some reason or other that the PC community could do without either of these standards, sending plenty of people into fits of rage. More »

2  Bethesda Confirms New Project Fri, Aug 13th, 2010, 2:37 pm (EST) BY COLIN Bethesda's director Todd Howard has confirmed that the developer has been working on a new project for roughly two years now. Howard confirmed the project at Quakecon during a panel with former heads of Infinity Ward, now Respawn Entertainment, West and Zampella as well as RAGE producer Tim Willits. Not a lot of details were revealed, save for the fact that they have been working on it for over two years. More »

	1  Sledgehammer Games Talks Up Call Of Duty 8 Tue, Aug 10th, 2010, 8:50 pm (EST) BY COLIN Ever wondered what was up with Sledgehammer Games, another Activision studio? Well it looks like the studio, co-founded by ex-Visceral's Glen Schofield and Michael Condrey, will be taking on the next Call of Duty title following Treyarch's Black Ops. More »

0  Modern Warfare 2 DLC Generates Serious Revenue Sat, Aug 7th, 2010, 10:20 pm (EST) BY DARRYL According to Activision's Q2 2010 earnings call, the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package on PS3 and the Resurgence map pack on Xbox 360 were sold more than five million times combined between April and June. These figures mean that the map packs rank in the top five retail titles for the US and Europe in 2010. "For the first half of the year, Call of Duty map packs have generated enough revenue to rank among the top five retail releases in the US and Europe thus far in 2010," stated Thomas Tippl, the COO of Activision. More »

3  Top Ten Anticipated Games of Fall 2010 Tue, Aug 3rd, 2010, 9:57 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS 2010 has already been a fantastic year for gamers, with an abundance of quality releases throughout the first half of this year. However, the fall holiday season is typically the time of year when the biggest franchises hit store shelves, and 2010 appears to be no different. With that in mind, Gaming Union has compiled a list of the top ten games scheduled for release this fall. It's important to note that we only included announced games on this list - rumored entrances such as Resistance 3 are off the table. Below is our top ten anticipated games of fall 2010, in alphabetical order. More »

2  Pachter: Online Won't Stay Free For Long Mon, Jul 26th, 2010, 1:43 pm (EST) BY COLIN Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter has said time and again that publishers will most certainly move to some form of online subscription model, making players pay to game online. He's previously mentioned that Activision would do so for their Call of Duty franchise, however that was debunked by both Treyarch and Infinity Ward. But what about an optional premium service? Pachter agrees that that's possibly the next potential step forward for the company. More »

	0  Pachter Speculates Opt-In Premium Services For Call Of Duty Tue, Jul 20th, 2010, 3:45 pm (EST) BY COLIN Previously on Activision, 360 junkies put up a video of what looked like a subscription service for Modern Warfare 2. That was quickly debunked by Treyarch and their publisher though. However, analyst Michael Pachter believes that there may still be more. More »

4  Activision Stands Up For Bobby Kotick Thu, Jul 15th, 2010, 1:25 pm (EST) BY COLIN Activision has responded to Tim Schafer's not-so-nice remarks against company CEO Bobby Kotick, saying that the man does indeed have a passion and love for the video games industry. More »

	0  Pachter: Respawn Probably Making Space Shooter Tue, Jul 13th, 2010, 8:33 am (EST) BY DARRYL After fielding a question about a lack of innovation in the FPS genre on his show 'Pach Attack', Michael Pachter has predicted that Respawn Entertainment will be making a space shooter - something to rival Halo. More »

0  Amended Lawsuit Labels Activision A Police State Sat, Jul 10th, 2010, 6:24 pm (EST) BY COLIN The ongoing legal saga between Activision and a group of members from Infinity Ward carry on. Allegations against the publisher include holding $54 million dollars hostage in order to convince the developer to make yet another Modern Warfare title by 2011. More »

4  Modern Warfare 2 Resurgence Pack Coming To PC, PS3 Tomorrow Tue, Jul 6th, 2010, 1:16 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Still recovering from your $15 purchase of the first map pack for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2? Better get ready for another hit to the wallet as the Resurgence Pack comes to the PlayStation 3 and PC tomorrow for another $15. Much like the last map pack, the appropriately named Resurgence pack will have 5 maps, of course rehashing two from the first Modern Warfare, as well as three new maps to play in multiplayer with. The Carnival and Trailer Park levels seem like they could make for some interesting combat. More »

0  Call of Duty: Black Ops Xbox Pre-E3 Conference Preview Mon, Jun 14th, 2010, 2:27 pm (EST) BY KYLE WYNEN Call of Duty: Black Ops has seemingly become Treyarch's chance to finally prove themselves to the game's industry, as the last two Call of Duty games they've produced have greatly lived in the shadow of those developed by Infinity Ward. With Infinity Ward quite possibly in shambles, at Microsoft's pre-E3 conference Activision took the chance to debut the first game of the conference, surprise, Call of Duty: Black Ops. Kicking right into a trailer many of us have already seen before the conference was even properly introduced, Treyarch took the stage to demo the game for the first time. The demo wasn't overly long, starting with the player making their way into a tunnel in the jungles of Vietnam. Incase you forgot, or maybe didn't know, Call of Duty: Black Ops starts off in the 1970's war in Vietnam, and as such the tunnel packed a few surprises with North Vietnamese forces jumping out and stabbing American soldiers before the player could pick the assailants off. More »

0  E3 2010 Preview: Activision Fri, Jun 11th, 2010, 12:35 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA Activision is a company that's been having a bit of a rough spot this past year, at least in the publicity department. A slew of Guitar Hero games, the Infinity Ward drama, and the occasional closing of a development studio never gives a good impression, but it appears this year the publisher has a pretty impressive lineup of things to show the world. E3 is a chance to turn things around, at least somewhat, and it looks like as though Activision have secured some pretty fantastic games. Fact, speculation, and alternate realities come together for this E3 Preview: Activision Edition. First and foremost comes Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions in which Activision hopes that a Spider-Man game without massive cities to swing around will sell well. All joking aside, gamers have already been given a taste of the two dimensions that will be featured (both based off of real comic book worlds) and E3 is the perfect time to unveil the last two. Or just one, who knows. On the other end of the comic book spectrum is their latest addition to the Transformers world, who's release date is just around the corner. Still it wouldn't be surprising if they announced some last minute additions to the game, gave reviews another shot at the demo and generally pushed some hype. Maybe that's just me wishing they would add Blackout to the Decepticon lineup. More »

0  Respawn Entertainment Will Have No Announcements At E3 Wed, Jun 9th, 2010, 2:04 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Contrary to the former reveal that had apparently come straight from Respawn heads Vince Zampella and Jason West, EA has come out to confirm that the Facebook account that posted the E3 surprise news was, in fact, a fake account belonging to neither of the former Infinity Ward members. The previous statement that was posted on Facebook earlier this week stated, "big time announcement at E3 next week. Stay tuned, kiddies!" The news seemed very odd at the time since it was said by EA Partners head, David DeMartini, that Respawn has only just received furniture for their office, and that they are nowhere near having anything ready for E3. More »

1  Respawn Entertainment To Make An Announcement At E3 Tue, Jun 8th, 2010, 7:53 am (EST) BY NICK Respawn Entertainment, the studio formed after the Infinity Ward/Activision fiasco, will be making a "big time announcement at E3". More »

	0  Treyarch Working Exclusively On Call Of Duty Titles Mon, May 31st, 2010, 1:20 pm (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Mark Lamia, Head of Treyarch Studio, has revealed over at CVG that Treayarch is now a "100% Call of Duty studio". Apparently the Activision run developer is now entirely focused on creating only Call of Duty titles from now on. More »

3  Will Medal of Honor Be Able To Topple Call of Duty? Fri, May 21st, 2010, 7:19 pm (EST) BY ADAM MA As the great Solid Snake once said, 'War has Changed.' Modern war at least, since the original release of Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare the face of console FPS gaming has shifted dramatically from it's infamous World War roots to a more high-tech playground. This isn't to say that 'modern day' shooters never really happened prior, or that Infinity Ward is single-handedly responsible for informing the teenagers everywhere about how an AC-130 works. But the genre has most definitely become more streamlined, and the action has taken a very different shape in the wake of CoD 4's success. The two most recent players? Treyarch and EA, both working hard to make sure that their respective series will wind up at the top of the sales charts. The real question is, which one deserves more attention, Medal of Honor or Call of Duty: Black Ops? More »

0  Call Of Duty Black Ops World Premiere Trailer Promises Action Wed, May 19th, 2010, 9:55 am (EST) BY JAMIE COURTS Treyarch seems to be hard at work, despite the negative press with the Infinity Ward fiasco happening right now surrounding Activision and the Call of Duty series in general. This new trailer was released just last night, featuring all sorts of high octane action sequences and highlighting some new weapons in this next instalment, Call of Duty: Black Ops. More »

0  Singularity Preview Mon, May 17th, 2010, 9:50 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Singularity, being developed by Raven Software, is an upcoming first-person shooter that focuses on one core mechanic to separate itself from the crowd, manipulating time. At first glance, the concept sounds strikingly similar to 2007’s TimeShift, a comparison the developers want to avoid. Singularity is looking to make a name for itself by providing players with a variety of ways to interact with the time mechanics, ideally creating clever puzzles and versatile combat as a result. More »

3  Second Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack Announced Thu, May 13th, 2010, 12:51 pm (EST) BY JORDAN DOUGLAS Activision has announced that the second batch of downloadable content for Modern Warfare 2, the Resurgence package, will be available on June 3rd. The follow up to the Stimulus Package, released earlier this year, will enjoy an undisclosed period of exclusivity on Xbox Live, similar to its predecessor. Resurgence will contain five maps, and will be priced at $15. More »